UNIT V – Judicial Branch and Legal Systems

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UNIT V – Judicial Branch and Legal Systems Checks and Balances UNIT V – Judicial Branch and Legal Systems

Executive Checks on the… LEGISLATIVE BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCH Veto bills Call special sessions of Congress Line Item Veto (Governors only) Appoint judges Grant pardons Grant reprieves (cancellation or postponement of a punishment) Commute (reduce) sentences

Judicial Checks on the… LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH Can declare laws to be unconstitutional (JUDICIAL REVIEW) Can declare executive actions to be unconstitutional (JUDICIAL REVIEW)

Legislative Checks on the… JUDICIAL BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH Approves/rejects appointments Approves/rejects treaties May withhold funding from presidential initiatives and/or departments Can impeach president and other executive officials Can override a veto Can propose amendments to overrule decisions that declared something unconstitutional Can impeach judges and justices Approves/rejects judicial appointments